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Bridget Toomey A pro-Iran government in Baghdad will compromise US development plans for Iraq. The man Iraq’s Shia leadership picked as their candidate to lead the country, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, won’t get an American nod of approval. Maliki was announced on January 24, two and a …

J. James Kim Donald Trump’s administration has made it clear that it expects more military burden-sharing from South Korea. The much-awaited release of the Donald Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) signals some interesting changes underway on the Korean Peninsula. The Department of Defense document signals a shift …

Stavros Atlamazoglou The Souda Naval Base—located on the Greek island of Crete—is the largest US base in the eastern Mediterranean, and a vital stopping point on the way to the Middle East. When one thinks of naval divers, one’s mind naturally gravitates towards exotic, high-risk missions—Navy SEALs infiltrating …

Arman Mahmoudian The decision to bomb Iran could lead to disastrous consequences for the United States. The decision not to could be far worse. “We have a lot of ships going that [Iran] direction, just in case… We have an armada heading in that direction, and maybe we …

Seven months ago, President Donald Trump declared that U.S. airstrikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities. This week, he is threatening to strike them again—warning that the next attack will be “far worse” unless Tehran agrees to nuclear negotiations. Something doesn’t add up. Either the June …

William J. Jones On January 20, 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech at the annual WEF meeting in Davos. Immediately, a chorus of praise rang out from liberals and liberal media outlets the world over, Global North and Global South alike. Carney indirectly took aim …

Jessup Kim It has been over two years since the start of the Gazan War and the ensuing genocide against the Palestinians living there. Earlier this week, the United States unveiled a plan for the development of Gaza, with seaside resorts, skyscrapers, and industrial centers. The plan exposes …

Liza Gallard The repeated military threats issued by Washington against Tehran appear less a prelude to war and more a mirror reflecting a strategic impasse. The United States has reached a point where it neither possesses the appetite to launch a war nor the ability to retreat openly. …

By Dr. Shehab Al‑Makahleh When undersea telecommunications cables are damaged, investigators instinctively look for ships, anchors, or evidence of sabotage. That script has played out repeatedly in the Baltic Sea, where severed cables and damaged seabed infrastructure—alongside gas pipelines—have triggered vessel inspections and heightened concern over gray‑zone coercion …